The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2
General Category => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: davidpdx on September 20, 2017, 06:26:16 PM
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Just sitting inside for the first time all summer as it has started to rain. Looking at Portland's Craigslist and saw a nice 82 R65 for sale $2800. A little farther down an 82 R65 LS $4900. Both low miles but it got me to thinking about how much the LS is worth. The guy with the LS did say he had put over 4 grand into the bike but we all know that you can't get out of a bike what you put into it.
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Not a crazy number but definitely full retail
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On the LS you might want to see what the $4K was spent on. If it was spent on stuff like trans rebuild, top-end overhaul, etc. Also the mileage and cosmetic condition will figure heavily into the price.
On mileage, I don't really trust what the ODO says as the R65 (all BMW for that fact) odometers are prone to stopping working due to a plastic gear that slips.
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For $2100, I would think that you could find the parts to make the first one (or yours) into an LS.
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It depends on your location as well .
LS's seem to hold their value in southern California .
Here in the Phoenix area, there seems not to be much interest in the LS version, as well as a non-LS model anymore .
I see prices in the $2000-2500 area now in Phoenix, with no takers, as compared to 7 years ago, when $4500 was ' normal ' .
I looked at a silver '82 LS last weekend, $1900, after looking at the bike, I told the seller, that I would need to put $3000 into the bike, $4900 into a bike, that is worth only $2500-3000 .
He was not happy with my comment and since taken the ad down .
I did offer him $800, as a parts bike, he wasn't interested .
I will admit, that I paid $4000 for my '82 LS, in 2010 .
But there was a lot of work done and parts replaced .
He had over $5000 in receipts for work and parts .
Only work I have done, is replace throttle and 'choke' cables .